January 12, 2022 Recap

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January 12, 2022 Recap Jan 12, 2022 15:45:54 GMT -5

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S39, EPISODE #7513

Airdate: 1/12/22

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Garrett gets out of A STICKY SITUATION.

Erin Kay	Tonya	Garrett
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Midweek contestants:
Garrett Kirby: North Hollywood. Project manager (tabletop card and tile games) who's newly engaged to his very confusing fiancée Darlene.
Erin Kay Van Pay: Los Angeles (orig. from Green Bay, WI). Newlywed (within a month) to John (they do improv/sketch together for 8 years).
Tonya Berry: Detroit. Mom of 2 grown kids who's looking to transfer into owning her own fashion and food business (her background was automotive program managment).

And for the third consecutive episode, we have a game show alumnus. This time it's Erin Kay who was on Millionaire (9/15/17) and won $5K after getting the $20K question wrong.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Erin Kay spots a BIRD OF PREY (hey that rhymes!).

Erin Kay	Tonya	Garrett
$2,000		$1,000

WHEEL PRIZE: trip to Destin via RJ Vacations LLC (marked FLORIDA), $7,000

Round 1

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ERIN KAY	Tonya	Garrett
$700: S	$600: R $600: L	$650: 4 N's -$250: 5 I's -$250: 2 A's -$250: E BANKRUPT! ($2,500) ($1,850 gone)


BANKRUPT! ($2,500)	$650: 3 T's BANKRUPT! (MILLION's left) ($1,950 gone)	BANKRUPT! ($650)


BANKRUPT! ($650)	$800: 3 H's $650: W $900: Y WILD + $500: 2 G's $700: 2 K's Solve Attempt...
	$6,350
	WILD

Must-Miss TV is correct regarding those BANKRUPTs.

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ARE YOU THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING? The fact that there's way too many BANKRUPTs as of late? Well Tonya comes in with something decent at least.

DUDS: S (Erin Kay), L (Tonya)
BANKRUPTS: 5 (2 each from Tonya's opponents)

Erin Kay	Tonya	Garrett
$2,000	$6,350	$1,000
	WILD

MYSTERY ROUND

$10,000 SPONSOR: Consumer Cellular

Round 2

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Erin Kay	TONYA	Garrett
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	$850: D FLORIDA + $500: 2 P's $500 ($900): 2 L's -$250: A -$250: 5 O's $500 ($900): 3 T's -$250: I BANKRUPT! ($3,500) ($3,600 + FLORIDA + WILD gone)	CAROLINE'S CAKES + $500: 2 C's $600: 2 H's $600: 2 F's Solve Attempt...
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Garrett solves POTATO CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK to win some cakes instead of chips.

BANKRUPT: Tonya

Erin Kay	Tonya	Garrett
$2,000	$6,350	$5,400
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Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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Erin Kay	Tonya	GARETT
		$600: 2 S's -$250: 2 A's $600: 2 R's -$250: 2 E's -$250: I -$250: 2 O's -$250: U No More Vowels! $650: L $700: G $800: 2 T's Solve Attempt...
		$4,100

Yeah, sometimes it feels like there are 12 BANKRUPTs on this Wheel...Garrett barely avoided one of 'em.

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Now that's PERFEECTION right there! Anyway, Garrett will visit A GLORIOUS STRECT OF BEACH in MEXICO (Barcelo Maya Riviera, FlightGuru; $7,350).

Erin Kay	Tonya	Garrett
$2,000	$6,350	$16,850
		CAKES MEXICO

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

Puzzle 1

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Who remembers STUDYING PHYSICS? Erin Kay gets that one.

Erin Kay	Tonya	Garrett
$2,000

Puzzle 2

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Tonya blanks.

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Erin Kay tries GOING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL...

Erin Kay	Tonya	Garrett
$4,000

Puzzle 3

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...but Garrett does something Olivia Rodrigo has trouble with - PARALLEL PARKING.

Erin Kay	Tonya	Garrett
$4,000		$2,000
$6,000	$6,350	$18,850
		CAKES MEXICO

Round 4

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AROUND THE HOUSE

DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,600

Garrett	R	$1,600
Erin Kay	S	$1,600	"Yak Nire" is her name spelled backwards.
Tonya	N	$1,600
Garrett	2 T's	$4,800
Erin Kay	C	$3,200	Just says COTTON.
Tonya	2 D's	$4,800
Garrett	M	$4,800
Erin Kay	H	$4,800
Tonya	P	$6,400
Garrett	B	$4,800	No More Consonants!

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Garrett solves COTTON BEDSPREAD.

DUDS: M (Garrett), H (Erin Kay)

FINAL SCORES

Erin Kay	Tonya	Garrett
$6,000	$6,350	$25,250
		CAKES MEXICO

WINNINGS SO FAR: $37,600
BANKRUPT TRASH: $15,000 + WILD

Garrett's generic categories are...

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$100,000 BONUS ROUND

SPACE SPUN: E in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives Garrett three:

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MKFO are interesting...and we know why now. While I'm WRAPPING IT UP with this recap, he could only say CRAMMING IT UP, CRAMMING IT BY and TRIMMING IT BY. Again, it's for the season minimum ($39,000).

GARRETT’S FINAL TOTAL: $25,250 ($17,100, cakes and Mexico)

So...the "Triple Toss-Up" features 3 back-to-back puzzles tying with a similar theme and Garrett was wondering about the final puzzle from that set. Apparently, all 3 events are extraordinarily difficult. Explaining about the puzzles is also difficult as well.

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: Jan 23, 2022 2:21:56 GMT -5 by logicman27

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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January 12, 2022 Recap Jan 12, 2022 22:29:37 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 12, 2022 22:29:37 GMT -5

Yeah, I'm better at solving when I don't have to recap, I guess. I got Round 1 with just the R and no-lettered Round 2. Rounds 3 and 4 took a little longer.

That third Triple Toss-Up was sure unexpected, but I was able to get all three.

I got the bonus puzzle with RSTLNE. Sounds like he had a good shot even after striking out with his choices, but it was not to be.

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jjc927 Posts: 1,082	January 12, 2022 Recap Jan 12, 2022 23:31:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jjc927 on Jan 12, 2022 23:31:53 GMT -5 ^I solved R1 with just the R showing as well. Parallel Parking for the 3rd TTU was definitely a curveball to say the least. I solved the bonus a few seconds into the clock. Weird letter combo, if only he said P.

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January 12, 2022 Recap Jan 13, 2022 0:56:33 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 13, 2022 0:56:33 GMT -5

Recap posted.

It's especially frustrating when a puzzle that you no-lettered goes rather bumpy and that's the case with R1. R2 wasn't any better with that BANKRUPT.

In fact, sans R3, every main round puzzle took way too long to get solved. And they're not even obscure material to begin with!

BR: I had PROPPING IT UP, but nailed it once the O was a dud.

This one's barely a 4/10 just because R1 was such a trainwreck.

SPOILER: Click to show

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Yeah, some of you may have thought RYAN STILES, but I'm going with the guy that played Jessee on Full House. Speaking about that show, RIP Bob Saget.

Last Edit: Jan 13, 2022 16:15:39 GMT -5 by logicman27

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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January 12, 2022 Recap Jan 15, 2022 0:23:40 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Jan 15, 2022 0:23:40 GMT -5

Good gravy Marie, the first round of this episode was a mess (the second wasn’t much better thanks to Tonya’s BANKRUPT). At least everyone did OK.

I no-lettered R1 because I just saw it on a season 18 episode, but I thought TTU1 was CLIPPING COUPONS with no letters. And I was thrown off by #3 but figured all of those activities were difficult before Pat told us.

I got the BR before the timer started (but I also briefly guessed PROPPING), and the P’s would’ve helped Garrett here.

My rating: 6

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 12, 2022 15:45:54 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on Jan 12, 2022 22:29:37 GMT -5

Post by jjc927 on Jan 12, 2022 23:31:53 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on Jan 13, 2022 0:56:33 GMT -5

Post by genius2751 on Jan 15, 2022 0:23:40 GMT -5